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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Samsung Online Promotion" <info@samsung.com>
Reply-To: samsungclaims123@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 12:57:45 +0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

congratulations your account was luckily selected by a systematic online
programmed machine in the just concluded Samsung open happiness online
promotion where you won the sum of $250,000.00 Usd (Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars) and a brand new Samsung galaxy s10 Phone in
the Samsung open happiness 2020 promotion.

For claims procedure please contact us via
Email : samsungclaims123@gmail.com
Congratulations Once Again

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